Overqualified

Overqualified's cover letters are like a slap in the face, but the slap is hilarious, and you can't stop laughing, and as soon as it's over you want to tell all your friends about the slap. You know the kind? — Ryan North, Dinosaur Comics "Joey Comeau's Overqualified is Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret as chewed up and spit out by J. G. Ballard. . . . A book whose melancholy is leavened by a surprising hilarity.” — Paul Di Filippo, author of The Steampunk Trilogy and Cosmocopia Cover letters are all the same. They're useless. You write the same lies over and over again, listing the store-bought parts of yourself that you respect the least. God knows how they tell anyone apart, but this is how it's done. And then one day a car comes out of nowhere, and suddenly everything changes and you don't know if he'll ever wake up. You get out of bed in the morning, and when you sit down to write another paint-by-numbers cover letter, something entirely different comes out. You start threatening instead of begging. You tell impolite jokes. You talk about your childhood and your sexual fantasies. You sign your real name and you put yourself honestly into letter after letter and there is no way you are ever going to get this job. Not with a letter like this. And you send it anyway.

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Product Description:

Cover letters are all the same. They're useless. You write the same lies over and over again, listing the store-bought parts of yourself that you respect the least. God knows how they tell anyone apart, but this is how it's done.

And then one day a car comes out of nowhere, and suddenly everything changes and you don't know if he'll ever wake up. You get out of bed in the morning, and when you sit down to write another paint-by-numbers cover letter, something entirely different comes out.

You start threatening instead of begging. You tell impolite jokes. You talk about your childhood and your sexual fantasies. You sign your real name and you put yourself honestly into letter after letter and there is no way you are ever going to get this job. Not with a letter like this.

And you send it anyway.

About the Author:

Joey Comeau is the author of Lockpick Pornography and Too Late to Say I'm Sorry, as well as the popular web comic A Softer World. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Book Description ECW Press, 2009. Book Condition: New. Brand New, Unread Copy in Perfect Condition. A+ Customer Service! Summary: Joey Comeaus startling new work of fiction is told through job application cover letters. Looking for work is an exercise in selling yourself. You write cover letter after cover letter, listing the parts of you that you respect the least, listing the selling points that make you valuable in a buyers market. You leave out the little details that you tell yourself in the morning to make things okay. You don't mention the mistakes youve made, or the way your feet felt like lead at your aunt's funeral. You write cover letter after cover letter, listing the same store-bought traits in the same wording, day after day, hoping to find another job. And then maybe one day you just snap a little. You sit down to write a cover letter, and something entirely new comes out. Bookseller Inventory # ABE_book_new_1550228587

Book Description ECW Press,Canada, Canada, 2009. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New.. 201 x 130 mm. Language: English . Brand New Book. Overqualified s cover letters are like a slap in the face, but the slap is hilarious, and you can t stop laughing, and as soon as it s over you want to tell all your friends about the slap. You know the kind? Ryan North, Dinosaur Comics Joey Comeau s Overqualified is Judy Blume s Are You There God? It s Me, Margaret as chewed up and spit out by J. G. Ballard. . . . A book whose melancholy is leavened by a surprising hilarity. Paul Di Filippo, author of The Steampunk Trilogy and Cosmocopia Cover letters are all the same. They re useless. You write the same lies over and over again, listing the store-bought parts of yourself that you respect the least. God knows how they tell anyone apart, but this is how it s done. And then one day a car comes out of nowhere, and suddenly everything changes and you don t know if he ll ever wake up. You get out of bed in the morning, and when you sit down to write another paint-by-numbers cover letter, something entirely different comes out. You start threatening instead of begging. You tell impolite jokes. You talk about your childhood and your sexual fantasies. You sign your real name and you put yourself honestly into letter after letter and there is no way you are ever going to get this job. Not with a letter like this. And you send it anyway. Bookseller Inventory # AAS9781550228588

Book Description ECW Press,Canada, Canada, 2009. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New.. 201 x 130 mm. Language: English . Brand New Book. Overqualified s cover letters are like a slap in the face, but the slap is hilarious, and you can t stop laughing, and as soon as it s over you want to tell all your friends about the slap. You know the kind? Ryan North, Dinosaur Comics Joey Comeau s Overqualified is Judy Blume s Are You There God? It s Me, Margaret as chewed up and spit out by J. G. Ballard. . . . A book whose melancholy is leavened by a surprising hilarity. Paul Di Filippo, author of The Steampunk Trilogy and Cosmocopia Cover letters are all the same. They re useless. You write the same lies over and over again, listing the store-bought parts of yourself that you respect the least. God knows how they tell anyone apart, but this is how it s done. And then one day a car comes out of nowhere, and suddenly everything changes and you don t know if he ll ever wake up. You get out of bed in the morning, and when you sit down to write another paint-by-numbers cover letter, something entirely different comes out. You start threatening instead of begging. You tell impolite jokes. You talk about your childhood and your sexual fantasies. You sign your real name and you put yourself honestly into letter after letter and there is no way you are ever going to get this job. Not with a letter like this. And you send it anyway. Bookseller Inventory # AAS9781550228588